(19)
(11) EP 1 591 312 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.11.2005 Bulletin 2005/44

(21) Application number: 05009239.4

(22) Date of filing: 27.04.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60Q 1/12(2006.01)
 B60Q 1/18(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(30) Priority: 30.04.2004 JP 2004136678

(71) Applicant: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Tokyo 144-0022 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hasumi, Hirofumi
    Isehara-shi Kanagawa-ken 259-1192 (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Leopoldstrasse 4
80802 München
80802 München (DE)

   


(54) Lighting apparatus for vehicle


(57) A lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes at least one additional lamp (1L)provided on a left side of a front of the vehicle; at least one additional lamp (1 R)provided on a right side of the front of the vehicle; a steering-angle sensor (2) that detects a steering angle and a steering direction of a steering wheel, and outputs a steering-angle signal and a steering-direction signal; and a control device (6) that controls the additional lamps (1L, 1 R) based on the steering-angle signal and the steering-direction signal.







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